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''[[United States of America|United States]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[United States Civil War, 1861 to 1865|U.S. Civil War]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Ohio|Ohio]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Ohio Military Records|Ohio Military]]  [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Ohio in the Civil War|Ohio in the Civil War]]''
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=== Introduction - Ohio in the Civil War <br>  ===
=== Introduction - Ohio in the Civil War <br>  ===


Ohio contributed more men as Union soldiers than any other state, except New York and Pennsylvania. Nearly 320,000 Union soldiers came from Ohio.&nbsp;It also provided greatly to the supplies of the Union Army throughout the war.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref>  
Ohio contributed more men as Union soldiers than any other state, except New York and Pennsylvania. Nearly 320,000 Union soldiers came from Ohio. It also provided greatly to the supplies of the Union Army throughout the war.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref>  


Ohio provided 230 regiments of infantry and cavalry, 26 light artillery batteries, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 5 independent sharpshooter companies. Before the war, Ohio was a major stopping place for the Underground Railroad;&nbsp;5,092 free blacks were part of the Ohio regiments.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref>  
Ohio provided 230 regiments of infantry and cavalry, 26 light artillery batteries, 2 heavy artillery regiments, and 5 independent sharpshooter companies. Before the war, Ohio was a major stopping place for the Underground Railroad; 5,092 free blacks were part of the Ohio regiments.<ref>Ohio in the American Civil War, a Wikipedia article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_in_the_American_Civil_War (viewed 25 November 2010).</ref>  


The following Union generals were from Ohio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant Ulysses S. Grant], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Sherman William T. Sherman], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_H._Sheridan Philip H. Sheridan], and several others.  
The following Union generals were from Ohio: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_S._Grant Ulysses S. Grant], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Sherman William T. Sherman], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_H._Sheridan Philip H. Sheridan], and several others.  
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Most units were numbered; however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.  
Most units were numbered; however, some were named. See the table below for lists of the regiments, battalions, batteries, and unassigned companies.  


<br>The information in the lists of Ohio military units comes from the [http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. The [http://www.ogs.org/cwc/index.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center] by the Ohio Genealogical Society uses the same data as the CWSS, but its search engine is much more flexible, allowing for searches by partial name and Soundex.  
<br>The information in the lists of Ohio military units comes from the [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors] web site. This web site can also be searched by the name of a soldier. The [http://www.ogs.org/cwc/index.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center] by the Ohio Genealogical Society uses the same data as the CWSS, but its search engine is much more flexible, allowing for searches by partial name and Soundex.  


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=== Related Sources ===
*John T. Fallon, comp. ''List of synonyms of organizations in the volunteer service of the United States during the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, and '65'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1885 {{FSDL|241061}}
 
*''Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War 1861-1866'' Washington: Government Printing Office, 1918. For Ohio see pages 600-650 Images 610 - 660. This section will include a bibliography of war related state publications, published unit histories, and local histories with Civil War content. {{FSDL|44716}}
 
*Frederick Dyer. ''A compendium of the War of the Rebellion'' 3 volumes. reprint. New York, New York: Thomas Yoseloff, 1959. v. 1. Number and organization of the armies of the United States -- v. 2. Chronological record of the campaigns, battles, engagements, actions, combats, sieges, skirmishes, etc., in the United States, 1861 to 1865 -- v. 3. Regimental histories. v.1 {{FSDL|321923}}; v.2 {{FSDL|298675}}; v.3 {{FSDL|411071}}
 
*United States Adjutant General's Office. ''Official army register of the volunteer force of the United States Army for the years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65'' volume 5 reprint Gaithersburg, Maryland: Olde Soldier Books, 1987 incudes officers from Ohio and Michigan Regiments {{FSDL|48827}}


=== Union Records  ===
=== Union Records  ===
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The index to the federal service records of Union volunteers from Ohio is:  
The index to the federal service records of Union volunteers from Ohio is:  


*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Ohio'' United States. Adjutant General's Office.<ref> ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Ohio''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1965. (On 122 Family History Library films beginning with 882214.) </ref>
*''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Ohio'' United States. Adjutant General's Office.<ref> ''Index to Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Ohio''. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1965. (On 122 FS Library films beginning with 882214.) </ref>


For more information on service records see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]].  
*For more information on service records see [[Union Service Records|Union Service Records]]. See also [[United States, National Archives, Compiled Military Service Records Sources Civil War: Ohio]]


==== Union Pension Records  ====
==== Union Pension Records  ====
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The index to the Union pension records for all states is:  
The index to the Union pension records for all states is:  


*''Pension Index File, Alphabetical'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Pension Index File, Alphabetical''. Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration, Publications Service, 1953. (On 544 Family History Library films beginning with 540757.) </ref>
*''Pension Index File, Alphabetical'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Pension Index File, Alphabetical''. Washington, D.C.: Veterans Administration, Publications Service, 1953. (On 544 FS Library films beginning with 540757.) </ref>


Names and residences of persons receiving federal pensions in 1883 can be found in:  
Names and residences of persons receiving federal pensions in 1883 can be found in:  


*''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' <ref>Phillips, W. Louis. ''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1987. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2ph; fiche 6087608.)</ref> This includes veterans of the Civil War and the War of 1812 or their widows.
*''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' <ref>Phillips, W. Louis. ''Index to Ohio Pensioners of 1883.'' Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1987. (FS Library book 977.1 M2ph; fiche 6087608.)</ref> This includes veterans of the Civil War and the War of 1812 or their widows.


==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules  ====
==== 1890 Census Veterans Schedules  ====


'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Ohio. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Ohio in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]].  
'''1890 Census Veterans Schedules''' - The "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123) are available online for the state of Ohio. The schedules list Union veterans and their widows living in Ohio in 1890. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see [[Union Census Records|Union Census Records]] and [[United States Census, 1890 - FamilySearch Historical Records]]. Search the records in the Historical Records collection, {{RecordSearch|1877095|United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890}}.


=== State Records  ===
=== State Records  ===
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Records of Civil War soldiers were also kept by county and state officials. These include:  
Records of Civil War soldiers were also kept by county and state officials. These include:  


*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In &amp; Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866'' <ref name="null">Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In ''Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866''. Salt Lake City, Utah, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959-1960. (On 365 Family History Library films beginning with 212908.)</ref>Rosters are arranged by name of regiment and give enlistment and service information about each soldier.
*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In &amp; Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866'' (Salt Lake City, Utah, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959-1960), {{FSC|358606|item|disp=FS Library film 212908-285024}}  <ref>Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In ''Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866''. . (On 365 FS Library films beginning with 212908.)</ref> Rosters are arranged by name of regiment and give enlistment and service information about each soldier.
 
*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Muster In &amp; Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1861-1866, 3-Month Enlistments ''{{FSC|358930|item|disp=FS Library film 213031-213039 }} <ref>Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Muster In ''Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1861-1866, 3-Month Enlistments''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959-1960. (On 9 FS Library films beginning with 213031.)</ref> Arranged by regiment.
 
*''Official Roster of the Colored Troops of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In and Muster Out Rolls of the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866 ''(Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962), {{FSC|447356|item|disp=FS Library film 285025-285030 }} <ref>Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Colored Troops of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In and Muster Out Rolls of the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866''.  (On 6 FS Library films beginning with 285025.)  </ref>


*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Muster In &amp; Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1861-1866, 3-Month Enlistments'' <ref name="null">Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Muster In ''Muster Out Rolls of Ohio Military Organization in the Civil War, 1861-1866, 3-Month Enlistments''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959-1960. (On 9 Family History Library films beginning with 213031.)</ref>Arranged by regiment.
*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866'' <ref>''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 17 FS Library films beginning with 195467.) </ref> The files were compiled by the Works Progress Administration in 1938. (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|678445|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118075}}


*''Official Roster of the Colored Troops of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In and Muster Out Rolls of the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866'' <ref>Ohio. Adjutant General's Office. ''Official Roster of the Colored Troops of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion: Original Muster In and Muster Out Rolls of the Civil War, 1-3 Year Enlistments, 1861-1866''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1962. (On 6 Family History Library films beginning with 285025.) </ref>
*Roster Commission 'Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.' (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993), {{FSC|678445|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118075}}.


*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866'' <ref>''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1959. (On 17 Family History Library films beginning with 195467.) </ref>The files were compiled by the Works Progress Administration in 1938.
''' Local sources - Soldiers Relief Commission '''
*'''1887-1916''' {{FSC|263933|item|disp=Soldiers relief records}} Allen County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1884-1928''' {{FSC|66231|item|disp=Burial reports and record of burial expenses of ex-Union soldiers}} Clark County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1919-1921''' {{FSC|708335|item|disp=Militia rolls, 1845, 1863-1864, 1871 ; soldier's relief disbursement lists, 1919-1921}} Defiance County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1890-1930''' {{FSC|439823|item|disp=Records of soldiers' relief}} Erie County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1886-1913''' {{FSC|298470|item|disp=soldiers' relief, vol. 1}} Fulton County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1886-1938''' {{FSC|2842866|item|disp=Soldier's relief records}} Greene County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1892-1900''' {{FSC|12077|item|disp=Commission records}} Greene County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1874-1896''' {{FSC|1047154|item|disp=Relief records}} Hardin County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1862-1904''' {{FSC|739957|item|disp=Soldiers Relief Grants}} Hardin County, Goshen Twp at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1862-1904''' {{FSC|708364|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Grants}} Hardin County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1929-1939''' {{FSC|645059|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Records}} Logan County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1867-1921''' {{FSC|43154|item|disp=Commission Records}} Montgomery County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1887-1894''' {{FSC|775956|item|disp=Case files}} Ottawa County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1906-1907''' {{FSC|778571|item|disp=Burial Records}} Ottawa County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1861-1925''' {{FSC|758818|item|disp=Military and Soldier Relief Commission Records}} Ottawa County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1870-1925''' {{FSC|758362|item|disp=Case files, 1870-1920 ; relief records, 1888-1925}} Paulding County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1895-1912''' {{FSC|758825|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Commission case files}} Putnam County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1887-1912''' {{FSC|650435|item|disp=Record of indigent union soldiers, sailors and marines, or wives, widows, or minor children of same entitled to relief}} Putnam County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1862-1867''' {{FSC|650277|item|disp=Soldiers relief grants}} Putnam County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1884-1930''' {{FSC|255500|item|disp=Burial record of indigent soldiers}} Seneca County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1908-1944''' {{FSC|309045|item|disp=Soldiers' and sailors' relief record}} Seneca County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1888-1893''' {{FSC|776176|item|disp=Relief Records}} Van Wert County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1904,1936-1954''' {{FSC|739829|item|disp=Soldiers application and statement for relief}} Wauseon County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1890-1910''' {{FSC|739246|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Records}} Williams County, Bridgewater Twp at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1887-1921''' {{FSC|275149|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Record}} Wood County. at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1900-1947''' {{FSC|778419|item|disp=Soldiers Auditor Reports, case files & relief records}} Wood County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1897-1905''' {{FSC|739287|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Record}} Wood County, Perry Twp at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1887-1915''' {{FSC|738755|item|disp=Soldiers' Relief Orders}} Wood County, Lake Twp at FamilySearch Catalog - images
*'''1887-1900''' {{FSC|736653|item|disp=Soldier's Relief Grants}} Wyandot County at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 
'''Other Sources'''
*''Antietam : report of the Ohio Antietam Battlefield Commission'' Springfield, Ohio: Springfield Pub. Co. State Printers, 1904 {{FSDL|143030}}
*Hocking County Auditor. Account of Ohio Volunteers paying monies into the county treasury for the benefit of persons or families named by the soldiers, 1861-1865. Images 249-286 {{FSHI|DGS=8983953}}
*Smith, Elijah Parsons. ''The diary of Elijah P. Smith.'' (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974), {{FSC|342510|item|disp=FS Library film 965938 Item 3}}


=== Rolls of Honor  ===
=== Rolls of Honor  ===
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A published roster is also available in:  
A published roster is also available in:  


*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' <ref>''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' 12 Volumes. Akron, [Ohio]: Werner, 1886-1895. (Family History Library book 977.1 M2o; film 924017-22; fiche 6051200; index on films 195467-71.) </ref>
*''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' <ref>''Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' 12 Volumes. Akron, [Ohio]: Werner, 1886-1895. (FS Library book 977.1 M2o; film 924017-22; fiche 6051200; index on films 195467-71.) </ref>
 
=== Prisoners of War ===
*{{FSC|111623|item|disp=Burials and prisoners' records,1861-1896}}


=== Biographical Sketches  ===
=== Biographical Sketches  ===
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'''Officers'''  
'''Officers'''  


*''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' <ref name="reid">Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers''. Two Volumes. New York, NY: Moore, Wilstach and Baldwin, 1868. (Family History Library book 977.1 H2re; fiche 6051205.)</ref>
*''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers'' <ref name="reid">Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers''. Two Volumes. New York, NY: Moore, Wilstach and Baldwin, 1868. (FS Library book 977.1 H2re; fiche 6051205.)</ref> {{FSDL|446243|FamilySearch Digital Library: Volume 1}}, {{FSDL|458020|Volume 2}}


=== Soldiers Homes  ===
=== Soldiers Homes  ===
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For records of national old soldier homes, including the one in Dayton, Ohio, which served Ohio and nearby states, see:  
For records of national old soldier homes, including the one in Dayton, Ohio, which served Ohio and nearby states, see:  


*''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 FHL films [55 films beginning with 1547608, for the Dayton, Ohio home].) </ref>Includes general indexes for each of the 12 homes, but some individual volumes are indexed separately. These may list a soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death. Though most were Civil War soldiers, veterans of other wars were included.
*''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937'' <ref>United States. Veterans Administration. ''Registers of Veterans at National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1937''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. (On 282 FS Library films [55 films beginning with 1547608, for the Dayton, Ohio home].) </ref>Includes general indexes for each of the 12 homes, but some individual volumes are indexed separately. These may list a soldier's name, date and place of enlistment, rank, military unit, length of service, date and place of discharge, place of birth, age, physical description, religion, occupation, previous residence, marital status, nearest relative, pension, home admission and discharge dates, disability, death date, or cause of death. Though most were Civil War soldiers, veterans of other wars were included.


'''State Soldiers' Home'''  
'''State Soldiers' Home'''  


*Located in Sandusky; ''Ohio Veterans Home (Sandusky, Ohio). Veterans Home Records, 1889-1995.'' <ref>''Ohio Veterans Home (Sandusky, Ohio). Veterans Home Records, 1889-1995.'' Bowling Green, Ohio: Center for Archival Collection, Bowling Green State Univ., 1995. (On six Family History Library films beginning with 2026851.) </ref>[http://dvs.ohio.gov/OhioVeteransHome/Sandusky/tabid/120/Default.aspx Sandusky] and [http://dvs.ohio.gov/OhioVeteransHome/Georgetown/tabid/122/Default.aspx Georgetown]
*Located in Sandusky; ''Ohio Veterans Home (Sandusky, Ohio). Veterans Home Records, 1889-1995.'' <ref>''Ohio Veterans Home (Sandusky, Ohio). Veterans Home Records, 1889-1995.'' Bowling Green, Ohio: Center for Archival Collection, Bowling Green State Univ., 1995. (On six FS Library films beginning with 2026851.) </ref>[http://dvs.ohio.gov/OhioVeteransHome/Sandusky/tabid/120/Default.aspx Sandusky] and [http://dvs.ohio.gov/OhioVeteransHome/Georgetown/tabid/122/Default.aspx Georgetown]


'''Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home'''  
'''Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home'''  
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=== Cemetery Records  ===
=== Cemetery Records  ===


United States Colored Troops [http://www.usctohio.org/ (USCT) Buried in Ohio].
Resting Places, at [http://lestweforget.hamptonu.edu/category.cfm?subcategory=Resting%20Places Lest We Forget], African American Military History
 
Resting Places of [http://www.coax.net/people/lwf/USCT_OH.HTM USCT&nbsp;in Ohio], Lest We Forget.


[http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-militaryarchive/index.cgi/md/read/id/2116/sbj/usct-burials-shelby-county-ohio/ USCT&nbsp;Burials ]in Shelby County, Ohio
=== Websites  ===


=== Internet Sites  ===
*[https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included. <br>


*[http://www.civilwar.nps.gov/cwss/ Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System] has the information listed above and may have additional historical information. Searches can be made by name of a soldier or sailor. Information about cemeteries battles, prisoners, medals of honor and national parks is also included. <br>
*[https://ohiohistory.libguides.com/military/CivilWar Military Records at the Archives & Library of the Ohio History Connection]


*[http://www.ohiocivilwar.com Ohio in the Civil War], by Larry Stevens, includes brief histories of the regiments, bibliographies of regiments, and often lists of companies with their counties. It also includes a great [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwbiblio.html bibliography] of Ohio Civil War sources.<br>
*[http://www.ohiocivilwar.com Ohio in the Civil War], by Larry Stevens, includes brief histories of the regiments, bibliographies of regiments, and often lists of companies with their counties. It also includes a great [http://ohiocivilwar.com/cwbiblio.html bibliography] of Ohio Civil War sources.<br>


*[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/index.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center], by The Ohio Genealogical Society, has a search for names of Union Soldiers in Ohio units, a search for the surname in the ''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal'', and&nbsp;a search of the index of the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio Roster. The roster uses the same data as the Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System, but has a much more flexible search engine. <br>
*[http://www.ogs.org/cwc/index.php Ohio Civil War Genealogy Center], by The Ohio Genealogical Society, has a search for names of Union Soldiers in Ohio units, a search for the surname in the ''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal'', and a search of the index of the Society of Civil War Families of Ohio Roster. The roster uses the same data as the Civil War Soldiers &amp; Sailors System, but has a much more flexible search engine. <br>
 
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=463 The Civil War] is an online encyclopedia of Ohio history. <br>


*[http://ahecwebdds.carlisle.army.mil/awweb/main.jsp?smd=2&nid=3569/3736 Bibliographies of Ohio Civil War Units] lists by type of unit, then by regiment books, Internet sites, etc., about the regiment. <br>
*[https://www.ohiohistory.org/ Ohio History Central], with searchable topics, is an online encyclopedia of Ohio history. <br>
 
*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org Ohio History Central], by the Ohio Historical Society, an online encyclopedia of Ohio history.


=== Other Sources  ===
=== Other Sources  ===
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'''Books'''  
'''Books'''  


*''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal.'' <ref>''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal.'' Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society, 1997. (Family History Library book 977.1 M25oc.) </ref>This publication is devoted exclusively to Ohio and Ohioans in the Civil War.
*''{{FSC|700053|item|disp=Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal.}}'' <ref>''Ohio Civil War Genealogy Journal.'' Mansfield, Ohio: Ohio Genealogical Society, 1997. (FS Library book 977.1 M25oc.) </ref>This publication is devoted exclusively to Ohio and Ohioans in the Civil War.


*Ohio. Roster Commission. ''Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' (Akron [Ohio]&nbsp;: Werner Co., 1886-1895) {{FHL|75066|item|disp=FHL Book 977.1 M2o v. 1-12 Digitized avaliable on-line}}
*Ohio. Roster Commission. ''Official roster of the soldiers of the state of Ohio in the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1866.'' (Akron [Ohio] : Werner Co., 1886-1895) {{FSC|75066|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.1 M2o v. 1-12 Digitized avaliable on-line}}


*Baker, Scott. ''Civil War soldiers buried in Wyandot County, Ohio&nbsp;: war of the rebellion, 1861-1865.'' ([Ohio]&nbsp;: Ohio Genealogical Society. Wyandot Tracers Chapter, 2000) {{FHL|989275|item|disp=FHL Book 977.126 V3b}}
*Baker, Scott. ''Civil War soldiers buried in Wyandot County, Ohio : war of the rebellion, 1861-1865.'' ([Ohio] : Ohio Genealogical Society. Wyandot Tracers Chapter, 2000) {{FSC|989275|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.126 V3b}}


*Dee, Christine, ed. ''Ohio's War: The Civil War in Documents''. (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007).
*Dee, Christine, ed. ''Ohio's War: The Civil War in Documents''. (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2007).


*Clark, Peter H. ''The Black Brigade of Cincinnati''. (New York: NY: Arno Press, 1969). FHL 973 M2cl.
*Clark, Peter H. ''The Black Brigade of Cincinnati''. (New York: NY: Arno Press, 1969). FS Library 973 M2cl.


*Leeke, Richard. ''A Hundred Days to Richmond: Ohio's "Hundred Days" Men in the Civil War''. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999).
*Leeke, Richard. ''A Hundred Days to Richmond: Ohio's "Hundred Days" Men in the Civil War''. (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1999).


*McPherson, James M. ''Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era''. (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1988).
*Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Generals and Soldiers''. (Cincinnati, OH: Clarke, 1895). {{FSC|678500|item}} Volume 1 on fiche 6118088 (12 fiche); Volume 2 on fiche 6118089 (11 fiche) and (Bethesda, Maryland : University Publications of America, c1993) {{FSC|678500|item|disp=FS Library Fiche 6118088 and Fiche 6118089}}


*Reid, Whitelaw. ''Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Generals and Soldiers''. (Cincinnati, OH: Clarke, 1895). {{FHL|678500|item}} Volume 1 on fiche 6118088 (12 fiche); Volume 2 on fiche 6118089 (11 fiche) and (Bethesda, Maryland&nbsp;: University Publications of America, c1993) {{FHL|678500|item|disp=FHL Fiche 6118088 and Fiche 6118089}}
*Roseboom, Eugene H. ''The Civil War Era: 1850-1873''. (Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1944). <br>


*Roseboom, Eugene H. ''The Civil War Era: 1850-1873''. (Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1944). <br>
*Stevens, A. Parsons. ''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian wars, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion: Giving a Roster of Ohio's Rank and File ... in the War of the Rebellion, Regimental Histories, with Histories of its G.A.R. and Ladies' Auxillary Posts, and Camps of Sons of Veterans''. (New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1886, c1885). 316 p. Warren County Edition. {{FSC|678564|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6118091}} (6 fiche)


*Stevens, A. Parsons. ''The Military History of Ohio: its Border Annals, its Part in the Indian wars, in the War of 1812, in the Mexican War, and in the War of the Rebellion: Giving a Roster of Ohio's Rank and File ... in the War of the Rebellion, Regimental Histories, with Histories of its G.A.R. and Ladies' Auxillary Posts, and Camps of Sons of Veterans''. (New York: H. H. Hardesty, 1886, c1885). 316 p. Warren County Edition. {{FHL|678564|item|disp=FHL fiche 6118091}} (6 fiche)
*Vore, Robert S. ed. ''Morgan's raid losers : including an abridged reprint of the report of the commissioners of Morgan raid claims to the governor of the state of Ohio, December 15th, 1864'' Lima, Ohio : Vore, c1977  {{FSC|418364|item|disp=FS Library 977.1 N2v}}


==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====
==== Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)  ====
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In 1888 there were 654 posts and 41,486 members in the state of Ohio  
In 1888 there were 654 posts and 41,486 members in the state of Ohio  


[http://suvcw.org/garposts/oh.pdf GAR Posts in the State of Ohio]  
[http://www.garrecords.org/ GAR Posts in the State of Ohio]  


The FamilySearch Catalog list records of the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Ohio+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic&prekeyword=Ohio+Grand+Army+of+the+Republic Ohio Grand Army of the Republic].
FamilySearch Catalog:
*''{{FSC|4521073|item|disp=Proceedings of the ... annual encampments of the Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic.''}}
*''Illustrated roster of the Department of Ohio Grand Army of the Republic: Grand Army of the Republic, Dept. of Ohio.''(Columbus, Ohio, 1912) {{FSDL|982931}} membership rosters begin with image 55 and are arranged by Post
*''comp. & prepared by T.D. McGillicuddy ... ''Proceedings of the annual and semiannual encampments of the Department of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic, for the first fourteen years of its existence'' Columbus, Ohio: F.J. Heer Print. Co., 1912 {{FSDL|990682}}


==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====
==== Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War  ====
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With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.  
With the death of the last member of the Grand Army of the Republic the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War was formed.  


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